European state banks are happy to finance projects using pesticides deemed too dangerous for people in their own countries. One of these is in Ghana

“The first step that should be taken in pregnancies of girls under 13 should be an abortion,” say activists.

Tycoon Horacio Cartes has won Paraguay’s election, returning his centre-right Colorado Party to power after the left’s impeachment last year.

Diego Maradona calls the first knockout stage of a Soccer World Cup the point "where history really begins."

Japan and Paraguay stand on the brink of World Cup history ahead of their second round clash at the Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria on Tuesday.

Paraguay want to become party poopers in Polokwane on Thursday and end an amazing showing by New Zealand at the Soccer World Cup.

Paraguay beat a lacklustre Slovakia 2-0 to move top of Group F on Sunday and close in on a World Cup second round place.

Italy fought back to avoid an upset against Paraguay on Monday but Japan broke African hearts with their first Soccer World Cup win on foreign soil.

Italy got their title defence off to a stuttering start on Monday when they came from a goal down to draw 1-1 with Paraguay in their World Cup opener.

Firefighters searched early on Monday for more victims as they sifted through the rubble of a shopping centre in Paraguay destroyed by a blaze that killed nearly 300 people.…